Houston vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	12
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	2.3M	16.6K

The cost of living in Houston is 124% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 1367th and 5502nd ($2261 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 2nd in the United States and Dominica, respectively. Check the United States vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 14th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$4468

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275